Religion on the Edge De-Centering and Re-centering the Sociology of Religion |
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Editor:
| Bender, Courtney Cadge, Wendy Levitt, Peggy Smilde, David |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-993862-9 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2012 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $135.00 |
Book Description:
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The thirteen essays in this volume offer a challenge to conventional scholarly approaches to the sociology of religion. They urge readers to look beyond congregational settings, beyond the United States, and to religions other than Christianity, and encourage critical engagement with religion's complex social consequences.
The thirteen essays in this volume offer a challenge to conventional scholarly approaches to the sociology of religion. They urge readers to look beyond congregational settings, beyond the United States, and to religions other than Christianity, and encourage critical engagement with religion's complex social consequences.